Friday Drew, Makenna, and I had the best Independence Day ever in the very spot our nation won its independence over 200 years ago. We went to Yorktown, Virginia with our friends, the Jones (and half our ward coincidentally), and had a fabulous day from beginning to end. We swam in the York River off the very peninsula where General Cornwallis found himself cornered by the American Army and French Navy. We parked in the Battlefield where lives were lost to secure our independence. We sat outside Thomas Nelson, Jr.'s house (signer of the Declaration of Independence) and watched the 4th of July parade. We truly stepped into small-town America for the day, eating barbecue sandwiches and snowcones, and listening to the Declaration of Independence read aloud at the Victory Monument. One of the highlights of my day, you ask? That would be being chosen as the "Official Bell Ringer" to represent Virginia, the 13th colony. Not minutes after I rang the bell, storm clouds rolled in and rain poured down. While everyone else ran for their cars, we ran for our umbrellas on the beach and rode out the storm like true Patriots. With the beach nearly completely empty, we enjoyed the fireworks in all their glory. Makenna didn't even cry, like I was warned she would; her eyes were peeled on the sky for the entire show. This 4th of July was a real blast for the Mann clan.
2 comments:
Makenna is getting in the patriotic spirit. How did she do with the loud fireworks? I can't wait to see you guys in 4 more days!!!
That is awesome, I am glad you guys had fun. I think we want to try going to that next year. Looks like you guys really did have a blast. Makenna is as darling as ever.
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